Coffee, being an experience that involves most of our senses, also defines our tastes and even our personality. At the moment and with the type of coffee we order, let's try to assess our personality and whether it resembles the coffee we like to drink. For example, Americano coffee is a A simple, straightforward yet powerful coffee could be associated with more minimalist personalities, unlike espresso , which carries the flag among other preparations for its leadership. It is associated with strong-willed, hard-working, and very energetic personalities. A latte would be for an indecisive personality, neither black nor white, but who likes to mediate. A cappuccino According to psychological studies, they would resemble obsessive, controlling people due to their character that everything must be in its measure and at its perfect point, there is always time for a cappuccino and finally if you drink instant coffee You could be defined as a relaxed person, who doesn't like or skips processes, isn't at all detail-oriented and doesn't like to plan. This is simply an example of how we can align our tastes in coffee , obviously it is not a generality, but we can say that it builds much of our essence.
Coffee is the perfect companion for socializing and meeting people. Throughout time and history, the close relationship this beverage has had with well-known figures has been well-known. Here, we find some of the most notable figures and their history with coffee.
Johann Sebastian Bach: A great German composer of the Baroque period, for many a great maestro who captivated the world, his relationship with coffee ranged from love to obsession. In his time, the beverage was considered a social vice, to which he responded by writing a short opera in his name entitled the Coffee Cantata. He expresses, "Ah, coffee! It tastes so sweet! It's more captivating than a thousand kisses, smoother than muscatel. Coffee, coffee... that's all I need." If anyone wants to make me happy, offer me a coffee.”
Ludwig van Beethoven: German composer who transcended Romantic music with his Ninth Symphony, a hymn to joy. That's exactly what coffee did to him. obsession and joy While composing his scores, a curious fact is that each cup of coffee must have 60 coffee beans that he himself counted.
Benjamin Franklin: Scientist, inventor, and politician known as "The First American" for being one of the Founding Fathers. One of his most peculiar pastimes was strolling through different coffee shops, chatting with his friends, obviously sipping coffee. He even always kept some coffee beans stashed away in case he ever ran out.
François-Marie Arouet, Voltaire French writer, historian and philosopher, is perhaps one of the most important coffee consumers in history, due to his high consumption rate, between 40 and 50 cups of coffee a day saying that “coffee is a slow poison; I have been drinking it for forty years.”
Teddy Roosevelt: Former President of the United States during the Second World War, whose banner was the conservation of natural spaces, this character drank a gallon of coffee a day and usually took it with high doses of sugar.
Napoleon Bonaparte: He preferred to suffer rather than stop drinking coffee, which is why it is claimed that the time of the attack at the Battle of Waterloo was delayed because he spent all night drinking coffee.
Margaret Eleanor Atwood: Canadian writer, literary critic, and political activist, has her own line of coffee, and it's said her breakfast would never be complete without it. Her life and work were marked by the first cafés that opened their doors to her, making her known to the world.
David Lynch: There’s nothing more frustrating than wanting a good cup of coffee and getting a bad one.”
Regardless of their long and influential resumes, these personalities and the coffee experience have been companions and inspirations, further proof of how throughout history, coffee has been a part of our daily lives, always present to add flavor even in the most bitter moments. And now we can begin to define our personality with a simple question: What kind of coffee would you like to order?